Screening Out Crimes without Suspect Being Identified

Caroline Pidgeon: How many cases have been closed by the Met in the last five years without a suspect being identified? Please provide this information broken down by a) year and b) type of crime.

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data for the period specified. Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
Regarding the two Rapes shown in 2020, their inclusion is a technicality - those offences were disclosed under the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Op Hydrant), which is being investigated by Essex Police, and as such no investigation will be carried out by the MPS. These are for recording purposes only.

BAME officer dismissal

Unmesh Desai: Please provide the number and percentage breakdown by ethnicity of officers dismissed by the Met in each of the following years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 so far? Workforce data reports on the Met’s website only cover from mid-2019.

The Mayor: 2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Ethnicity
Officers
%
Officers
%
Officers
%
Officers
%
Officers
%
Asian
8
13.8%
12
21.8%
10
18.9%
12
18.8%
4
16.7%
Black
4
6.9%
3
5.5%
4
7.5%
6
9.4%
3
12.5%
Other
1
1.7%
5
9.1%
3
5.7%
1
1.6%
1
4.2%
Unknown
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
3.8%
1
1.6%
0
0.0%
White
45
77.6%
35
63.6%
34
64.2%
44
68.8%
16
66.7%
Total
58
55
53
64
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When referring to the above data, please note the following technical information provided by the MPS, in accordance with The Police (Conduct, Complaints and Misconduct and Appeal Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, which came into force on 15th December 2017.
Where an allegation in relation to an officer came to the attention of an appropriate authority after 21/11/2012 but before 15/12/2017 and the officer ceased to be a member of a police force or a special constable on or after 15/12/2017, a misconduct hearing or special case hearing may still be convened. Such hearings can determine that had the officer been serving at the time of the hearing, they would have been dismissed. The table includes figures showing all officers who were either dismissed or received a finding of ‘would have been dismissed’ during the stated years.
The attrition data on the monthly Workforce Data Reports – published on the Metropolitan Police Service’s website – give a snap shot of the information that is held on PSOP at the time the report is run. Any late data entry onto PSOP will not be captured within the data for the focus month.
The departure of any officer whose service concluded prior to their disciplinary hearing taking place is reflected within the resignation / retirement figures on the Workforce Data Report for the month their service concluded, irrespective of whether their hearing subsequently determined that they ‘would have been dismissed’ had they been in service at the time of their hearing.
Please also be aware that the Workforce Data Reports reflect Full Time Equivalent data pertaining to persons who have departed from the Metropolitan Police Service during the focus month. The data in the above table shows the total number of officers dismissed per ethnicity category, broken down according to the time period in which the hearing was held. For example, if an officer were dismissed with notice in December 2019, this would be reflected in the 2019 figures in the above table, but the January 2020 Workforce Data Report (please note that this example is given for illustrative purposes only).

Elder Abuse

Susan Hall: Following question 2018/5452, please provide a monthly breakdown of elder abuse reports/detections in London since and including June 2018?

The Mayor: The MPS has informed me that since answering 2018/5452, there is now no single recording code for ‘elder abuse’.
Elder abuse is a complex area which can consist of many different types of offending, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse or neglect. As a result of recent in-depth analysis carried out by the MPS, it was identified that the flag intended to represent elder abuse had been differently defined and so any data extraction using this method would be flawed.
Therefore, regrettably the MPS is unable to provide information in order to answer this question accurately at the current time. The lead responsible officer (LRO) for abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults is working with the MPS data and insight team to find a solution to this.

Stop and search during lockdown (1)

Siân Berry: The latest data from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) shows the highest level of stop and search in more than eight years according to an article in The Times (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/metropolitan-police-stop-and-search-at-8-year-high-g6hwmqz59). How was such a high level of stop and search reached while we are all in lockdown, and what was MPS policy regarding conducting stop and search in lockdown?

The Mayor: Stop and search is an effective tool but the context of stop and search is important. Over recent years we have seen an increase in violent crime across the UK. In London we have seen the tragedy of teenagers dying on our streets. Nonetheless, any use of stop and search must be proportionate and accountable.
The MPS did not instigate a new policy for stop and search during lockdown. However, with members of the public following the government's guidance to stay at home officers had additional capacity to conduct proactive policing activity focused on preventing violence and drug dealing.
Since May 2020, where stop and search levels peaked at 43,896, the MPS has seen a reduction month on month with the July figures showing a decrease of almost 18,000. This recent peak has highlighted the need for greater transparency and accountability with stop and search, which will be a key theme within my Action Plan for improving trust and confidence in policing, and I will continue working with the Commissioner and communities to achieve this.

Use of taser (2)

Jennette Arnold: Please provide the demographic breakdown of those suspects who have had tasers fired at them by the MPS (fired, drive stun or angle drive stun) in each of the following years: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date.

The Mayor: All the requested details are contained in the data on the public facing website which can be accessed via the link below.
The data goes up to the end of May which are the most up to date figures we have and will be updated with June’s figures in the next two weeks.
https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/use-of-force-dashboard/

Use of taser

Jennette Arnold: Please provide the demographic breakdown of those suspects who have had taser tactics deployed on them by the MPS in each of the following years: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date.

The Mayor: All the requested details are contained in the data on the public facing website which can be accessed via the link below.
The data goes up to the end of May which are the most up to date figures we have and will be updated with June’s figures in the next two weeks.
https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/use-of-force-dashboard/